Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the attached report of the North East Area Manager.

Time – 10 mins (Executive Function)

The North East Area Manager presented a report which contained recommendations of the Well-Being Fund Working Group.  The Committee was requested to consider the recommendations of the Working Group and indicate if the level of grant requested was to be approved.

In response to a question of whether the Committee received reports on the grants following their allocation, it was reported that this would be done during the following year.  It was also suggested that any grants over £10,000 should be followed with an auditable report.

Further to the application for the Chapeltown Townscape Heritage Initiative, it was reported that the work could be carried out more cost effectively in-house.  If this was not possible, the applicant could bring the project back to the Area Committee for reconsideration.

(Councillor Rafique declared a personal interest during this item due to his involvement as Board Member of REEMAP.  Councillor Wadsworth declared a personal interest due to his Membership of the Open Door Steering Group.)

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the report be noted

(b)  That the following decisions be made in respect of the revenue and capital applications submitted for consideration at this meeting:-

  Revenue – Large Grants

(i)  Leeds Ahead Ltd - £5,000 – Approved.

(ii)  REEMAP - £10,000 – Approved, subject to confirmation that the schools have signed up for the programme to commence in September 2006 and that guarantees can be given that staff employed on the project have had satisfactory Criminal Record Bureau checks.

(iii)  Leeds Locality Network - £2,759 – Approved. 

(iv)  LCC Sports & Active Recreation Service, Summer Sports Activities - £4,685 – Approved.

(v)  HOST Media Centre, Developing opportunities through new media – refused.

(vi)  Chapeltown Young People’s 10-2 Club/Yes Cyber – That the decision be delegated to the Youth Issues Working Group to further investigate the application and to enable all relevant information, including an acceptable business plan, is considered and an in principle approval be given if this is the recommendation, to be ratified at the September meeting.

(vii)  Youth Services Commissioning - £33,518 – Approved.

(viii)  Chapeltown Townscape Heritage Initiative – refused.

(ix)  Mini Breeze Event – That as funding had been received from elsewhere, the previous contribution of £6,000 be refunded to the Well-Being Fund.

  Revenue – Small Grants

(i)  Leeds Caribbean Domino Social Club - £500 – Approved.

(ii)  Mary Seacole Memorial Garden - £500 – Approved.

(iii)  Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods Fun Day - £500 – Approved.

(iv)  Celebrating Our Heritage 2006 - £500 – Approved.

(v)  Beckhill Community Fun Day - £500 – Approved.

(vi)  Chapeltown Football Youth Development Centre - £500 – Approved.

  Capital – Large Grants

(i)  Chapel Allerton Methodist Church - £14,400 (£2,520 VAT also to be paid if the Church cannot claim it back) contribution towards the disabled platform lift.

(ii)  Youth Service Mobile Provision – No contribution, further proposals to be considered later in the year.